2022 Dubai Sevens
The 2022 Dubai Sevens was the second tournament within the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series and was the 22nd international edition and the 52nd overall of the Dubai Sevens since it began in 1970. It was held on 3 and 4 December 2022 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
| 2022 Dubai Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Sevens World Series XXIV | |
| Host nation | United Arab Emirates |
| Date | 3–4 December 2022 |
| Cup | |
| Champion | South Africa |
| Runner-up | Ireland |
| Third | New Zealand |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 45 |
← 2021 2023 → | |
Format
The twelve teams at each tournament were drawn into three pools of four teams each. A round-robin was held for each pool, where every team played each of the other three in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool, plus the two best third-placed on comparative pool standings, advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for tournament honours. The other teams from each pool went to the challenge playoffs for ninth to twelfth place.
Teams
Fifteen core teams participated in the tournament along with one invited team, United Arab Emirates.[1] {{columns-list|colwidth=14em|
Core Teams
- Argentina
- Australia
- Canada
- Fiji
- France
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- Japan
- Kenya
- New Zealand
- Samoa
- South Africa
- Spain
- United States
- Uruguay
Invited Team
Pool stage
All times in UAE Standard Time (UTC+4:00)
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Kenya | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | –15 | 5 |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -42 | 3 |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 9 |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 3 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -19 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -71 | 3 |
Placement matches
Thirteenth place
| 13th place semifinal | 13th place final | |||||
| 12:49 pm | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | |||||
| 4:07 pm | ||||||
| Canada | 29 | |||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||
| 1:11 pm | ||||||
| Spain | 38 | |||||
| Spain | 28 | |||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
| 15th place final | ||||||
| 3:30 pm | ||||||
| Uganda | 7 | |||||
| Japan | 10 | |||||
Ninth place
| 9th place Quarterfinals | 9th place Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 29 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 17 | |||||||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||||||
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| Kenya | 17 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 47 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||
| Spain | 12 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 24 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 26 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Great Britain | 7 | 11th place final | ||||||||
| Great Britain | 45 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 21 | |||||||||
| Great Britain | 14 | |||||||||
Cup
5th to 8th playoffs
| 5th place semifinal | 5th place final | |||||
| 12:49 pm | ||||||
| Argentina | 28 | |||||
| 4:07 pm | ||||||
| Australia | 15 | |||||
| Argentina | 12 | |||||
| 1:11 pm | ||||||
| France | 19 | |||||
| France | 24 | |||||
| Samoa | 17 | |||||
| 7th place final | ||||||
| 3:30 pm | ||||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||
| Samoa | 15 | |||||
Cup playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 14 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 19 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 12 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| United States | 24 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Australia | 19 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 5 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 21 | |||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 20 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 26 | 3rd place final | ||||||||
| South Africa | 24 | |||||||||
| 3 December – The Sevens | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||||||
Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 22 | |
| Ireland | 19 | |
| New Zealand | 17 | |
| 4 | United States | 15 |
| 5 | France | 13 |
| 6 | Argentina | 12 |
| 7 | Australia | 11 |
| 8 | Samoa | 10 |
| 9 | Fiji | 8 |
| 10 | Uruguay | 7 |
| 11 | Kenya | 6 |
| 12 | Great Britain | 5 |
| 13 | Spain | 4 |
| 14 | Canada | 3 |
| 15 | Japan | 2 |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 1 |
Source: World Rugby
Players
| Forwards | Backs |
|---|---|
| Ricardo Duarttee Branco du Preez Siviwe Soyizwapi |
Perry Baker Harry McNulty Mark Roche Akuila Rokolisoa |
See also
- 2022 Dubai Women's Sevens
- World Rugby Sevens Series
- 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series
References
- worldrugby.org. "Pools for Dubai - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- "Blitzboks headline Dubai Sevens Dream Team". MSN. Retrieved 2022-12-10.